Wired

The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse

An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time. Known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” the Thwaites ...
The Boston Globe

A month after tragic trench collapse in Yarmouth, an unlikely hero recalls the frantic call to action

YARMOUTH — Peter M. Burch had just pulled his giant vacuum truck into the parking lot of a convenience store for his 9 a.m. coffee break when a worker from Revoli Construction frantically ran up to ...
The Washington Post

The economic collapse that never happened

Zachary Karabell is an author and investor and writes the “The Edgy Optimist” on Substack. On April 2, President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs, calling it “Liberation Day.” Markets ...
Wall Street Journal

U.S. Oil Blockade of Venezuela Pushes Cuba Toward Collapse

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posts video of the U.S. Coast Guard apprehending an oil tanker off Venezuela on December 20. Photo: Kristi Noem via X Cubans are going hungry, suffering from ...
The New York Times

Packers clinging to NFC’s last playoff spot after collapse against the Bears

Romeo Doubs' failure to cover a late onside kick was one of several gaffes that doomed the Packers. Mark Hoffman / Imagn Images CHICAGO — Reporters formed a semi-circle around Keisean Nixon’s locker ...
Spectrum News NY1

Partial collapse at Bronx NYCHA building forces evacuations, injures no one

A ventilation shaft at a public housing building in the south Bronx collapsed Wednesday morning, forcing some residents to evacuate, but injuring no one, authorities said. Emergency crews responded to ...
NBC New York

Woman dies in scaffold collapse after garbage truck accident in Manhattan

A woman was killed in a scaffolding collapse after a privately owned garbage truck triggered a chain reaction crash in East Harlem on Tuesday, according to police. A man was driving the truck, with a ...
WLWT

Crews respond to partial building collapse in Over-the-Rhine

Fire crews responded to a building after part of it collapsed late Saturday in Over-the-Rhine.Officials say it happened at the corner of Liberty and Elm streets.Police and fire were called to the ...
New Scientist

Alpine communities face uncertain future after 2025 glacier collapse

In May, the village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps was destroyed when a huge chunk of a glacier collapsed, but thanks to careful monitoring, almost all of its residents were saved. The first sign of an ...
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Warehouse collapse traps forklift operator under frozen goods

Inside a cold-storage warehouse in Sao Paulo, a routine overnight operation suddenly turned critical when stacked frozen goods collapsed without warning on December 18. The incident triggered an ...
Oregonian

Portland affordable housing is in financial collapse. Can it be salvaged?

In recovery from methamphetamine and with a mind toward starting anew, Ambrose Haynes spent six months on housing waitlists. He hoped for a voucher he could use to subsidize the rent on an apartment, ...
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$9B Kentucky bourbon collapse triggers largest bankruptcy wave since Prohibition

Kentucky’s bourbon heartland is experiencing its gravest threat in nearly a century as bankruptcy filings ripple through rural communities whose entire economic foundations rest on whiskey production.